I saw a plane yesterday in southeast New Mexico that I had never seen before. As it was approaching from a distance it looked like a huge version of one of the small commercial drones you see around. When it got close I realized it was a plane with props at the end of each wing.

Looking at pictures of planes of this type, I came to the conclusion the closest thing I could find was a V 22 Osprey. Are there any other planes with that structure (props on the end of wings) that I should check out?

What would a plane like that be doing flying over the area of the Permian Basin in New Mexico. This one was coming from the direction of Hobbs, NM traveling west.